11.5 hours with my missy
Too long at the shop today... we spent the morning working on the rudder; the trailing edge is curing with a bond of pro seal. I will rivet it double flush on tuesday to complete the metal work.
Finished the right elevator. Bending the leading edge was a bugger. Perhaps the success that we had with the rudder along with the first section on the elevator led to a casual attitude to the mid section... it was a mess... after enormous additional effort is is only okay. Fortunately the piece is completely concealed within the structure of the vertical stabilizer and should only serve as a bit of experience and learning. Bending the last of the three sections was uneventful and came out fine.
Fabricated a rod bearing end insertion tool similar to others... works good.
my babe, and most excellent aircraft assembly woman at work!
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my Missy ;) |
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elevator plan |
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fitting up one of the fiberglass elevator tips |
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the rudder with the trailing edge pro sealed up clamped to a straight edge |
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lead counterweight for the elevator |
The two elevator sides are not identical. The left half includes the trim tab assembly and servo and needs more counterbalance weight... the cast block needs to be cut down a bit as noted on the plans for the right side.
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working with lead is not fun... strings of lead and plugged bits |
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look at that! |
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completed right elevator... lead counter weight cut down incorrectly... |
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plan for fabricating a rod end bearing wrench with PVC |
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PVC rod end bearing tool |
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action shot for the man! |